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A Sluggish Start--But Wireless Backhaul Will Grow Ten-fold by 2020 [December 08, 2016] Tweet
CAMPBELL, Calif. , Dec. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Experts LLC has released fresh numbers and analysis that explain why the wireless backhaul market has started out slow, then how it will rise over the next four years. Fixed Wireless Access is also covered in the annual Mobile Experts breakdown of backhaul, fronthaul, and midhaul for small cells.

Verizon has already worked on expanding their capacity by refarming spectrum, using
small cells
and expanding its dark fiber footprint, and finally using technology like C-RAN, MIMO and carrier aggregation. Verizon didn't talk about whether competitors ...

Cincinnati Bell is in a good spot to be serve to be Cincinnati's lead
small cell
backhaul provider, but the telco admits that wireless operators' progress has been slow. Leigh Fox, COO of Cincinnati Bell, told investors during the UBS 44th Annual
...

WASHINGTON–Mobile 5G will require mastery of millimeter wave (wave) spectrum, which brings ultra-high-capacity, but with challenging propagation characteristics. This factor has set the stage for early 5G deployments, including from at least two major U.S. operators, to likely come as fixed wireless access.

The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and be the first to receive the in depth report “C-RAN and 5G take transport to new capacity and latency levels. Trends in backhaul, fronthaul, xhaul and mmW” when it publishes.

The number of telcos saying they are extremely confident about meeting targets for the rollout of "high-priority"
virtualized
functions has fallen over the last year, according to Heavy Reading 's latest
virtualization
index. The results of the index
...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!

Groveton, New Hampshire — December 2, 2016 — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen announced that the new 4G
LTE
network built and operated by Wireless Partners, LLC in Coos County, NH has launched broadband data and voice services as part of Verizon's
LTE
...

Cisco Systems said it has updated its IOS XR Cloud-Scale Networking platform for more telecommunications operator support in central office deployments.

The updates include support for Ethernet virtual private network designed to provide separation between the data plane and control plane supporting a centralized overlay control plane based on border gateway protocol and “industry standards,” according to Cisco; end-to-end segment routing for a common-forwarding underlay designed to simplify network operations; and model-driven telemetry said to support increased, granular and real-time visibility using “native, open, common data models for automation and efficient operation of physical and virtual resources.”

Nokia is looking to showcase its 5G roadmap and unveil technologies that will “be the basis of the next generation of dynamic networks”, the company has said.

At the upcoming IEEE Globecom 2016 event, Nokia will demonstrate how operators can maximise resources such as spectrum to deliver the vastly increased capacity and speed required to serve the expanded ‘fabric’ of connected people, machines and devices expected in the 5G era.

AT&T’s “5G” technology push took a significant step this week as the carrier said it launched the first U.S. business customer trial using millimeter wave spectrum. The trial is being conducted at one of Intel’s offices in Austin, Texas.

The telecom giant said the program is using the 15 GHz and 28 GHz spectrum bands to provide connection speeds in excess of 1 gigabit per second in support of multiple enterprise proof-of-concept use cases.

6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - ESChat, Intrepid Networks, Redline Communications (TSX:RDL) and Sonim Technologies together demonstrated the value for first responders and public safety agencies of having a dedicated
LTE
network to manage security and ...

AT&T's first 5G high-speed network trial handles streaming 4K HD video, real-time camera feeds, VPN connections and Unified Communications applications. Fifth Generation or 5G technology is a way off from broad deployment, but AT&T is laying claim to what it believes is the first U.S. business customer trial in Austin, Texas.

Clavister, a supplier of high-performance network security, has announced that NTTBP, a Japanese provider of carrier grade Wi-Fi service, has selected Clavister and its integrator partner MIRAIT to im...

Nokia Discusses Path to 5G December 05, 2016 By Paula Bernier , Executive Editor, TMC
Nokia is at IEEE ( News - Alert ) Globecom 2016 in Washington, D.C. this week talking about the path to 5G and showcasing its 4.5G Pro and 4.9G technologies, which the company says provide cellular carriers with a roadmap to 5G.

The exceedingly complicated process of virtual network function lifecycle management could be gaining some help with Nokia publishing what it claims to be the first complete “templating system.”

The system is based on the European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s network functions virtualization specifications; topology and orchestration specifications for cloud application; and OpenStack tools.

He's literally written the book on
virtualization
and often comments on cloud computing, mobility and systems software. He has been a business unit manager at a hardware company and head of corporate marketing and strategy at a software company.